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(...) Look, not a big deal but there is a difference between a summer fest and a second fest in the fall. BrickWorld took over the summer spot left vacant by BrickFest. BrickFair could have chosen a winter date or a spring date (as no BrickFest has (...) (17 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Close. I said "volunteers should not EXPECT to be compensated." I will elaborate. If I can afford to, I would love to give a token gift to long-term volunteers -- those working with the team months in advance. But even so, any possible gift (...) (17 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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Todd Webb, the organizer of (URL) BrickFair 2008>, has been kind enough to address the issues I have previously raised about (URL) BrickWorld 2007> and (URL) BrickFest PDX 2007>. Here is what I have learned: The first $10K of any potential profits (...) (17 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Not to bust anyone's bubble, but the DC Festival has always occurred in a window from about mid-June to late August. It's not any closer to BrickCon than it would be to BrickWorld if it occurred earlier in the summer (say, like, July), or any (...) (17 years ago, 14-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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....to Wayne Hussey and his able crew, who put on a fest for the ages. I've been to the big show in DC, Brickfest PDX (part1), and the now defunct Bricks-West. This year's NWBC was hands down my favorite fest experience. I didn't think it was (...) (17 years ago, 14-Oct-07, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, FTX)
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(...) It also seems an odd choice to be so close to BrickCon (formerly NWBrickCon) which has been early October for several years. A month apart makes it more difficult to attend both. I would have thought that sometime Feb - Apr would have been (...) (17 years ago, 14-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) The Omicron Weekend by Keith Goldman, Ryan Rubino, and Mike Rutherford, has been more fully described here: (URL) was voted Best of Show at BrickCon 2007. (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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(...) Yeah. I've gone camping with them every year for the last 9 years. Tis a tradition, doncha know. I suppose Lego is important enough for me to break tradition, right? Adrian (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) You have Labor Day 2008 plans already? C'mon, your family will be your family the whole year. ; ) David (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Argh! Many of us have prior family engagements for Labor Day weekends. That was a poor date choice. Not to mention the traffic will be clogged with so many more vacationers. Bah. Adrian (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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